wrapped up

pick a pretty paper
beautiful hues and shades
cause you got me all wrapped up
wrapped up in your love

put tape on the corners
make the creases neat
cause you got me all wrapped up
wrapped up in your love

put a bow on this package
tie it special and sweet
cause you got me all wrapped up
wrapped up in your love


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cross over

as I walk along the river
my heart on the other side
trying to cross over
but the bridge I burned behind
how do I get back
and keep it all dry
when my love for you
sits on the other side

storm clouds shuffle across
the afternoon sun, promising
to overtake, leave it all undone
blocking all the warmth
and the light to see me through
how do I get back
back to the other side
back to you

this wind-blown dust
stings my eyes, I can
still hear your song
a hushed, lyrical goodbye
is there any way back
back to where I was
find me on this bank
build a bridge to bring me back
back to the other side
with you


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your heart

I don't know if I hold spot
even a tiny one, there in your heart
but you are in mine and
were from the start


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kicking back

I need to kick back
and head to the beach
this nine to five life
is really getting to me
work for five and then off two
people pulling on me
and too much to do

what I wouldn’t give for
some time in the sun
surf rolling in, no deadlines to be done
lay on the beach, let my skin tan
sleeping at night under
that old ceiling fan

that house by the sea just
keeps on calling me
Mexico is close, but
not as close as it should be
my body is here at work
my mind is at the beach


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invisible

mountains, blocked by clouds
winter monsoons now return
a green desert spring


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rock and roll

rock and roll beat
our stockinged feet
slipping on the kitchen tile
moving to the rhythm
sometimes we miss the spin
join hands as we try again
just like I imagined it would be


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one hundred miles

just north, one hundred miles
mountains await
you can't wait
to purge the weight
of your love
emptying your soul
with your song

just south, one hundred miles
a valley verde
the echo strains
and what I hear
resonating here
your love always
one hundred miles
north


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love for me

I take all you give
locking it inside my heart
once a vacuous chamber
empty echoing
now resounding
my heart abounding
with the song you sing
a song of love
love for me

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one

one kiss
and it all changes
one hug
and I'm back
back where I was before

one heart
not believing
one love
not for me
and I'm not going back
back where I was before

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all I give

all I give
what I show
all the rest
hidden below
is just a guess
I think you know

all I want is you
all I want is you

when I sleep
what I dream about
a kind of love
don't want to be without
your kind of love
without a doubt

all I want is you
all I want is you

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chalk

there on the wall
chalked for you to see
three words remain
posted there in vein
"I love you"


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scrabble

we can dabble in scrabble
relax and just kick back
pack light, weather's perfect
we're again on track

no heavy confrontations
just joking, laughing too
sharing conversation
a new point of view

happily looking forward
as that day gets near
hoping these hours go quickly
I'll see you when you get here

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open door

love, an open door
a yearning we long for
no one could give you more
I showed you this before

it's really not that hard
to sweep away the shards
my key opens the bars
and heals all the old scars

truth a flame that burns
as you heart it turns
each time a lesson learned
as love slowly returns

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confessed

purging, a confession
written for all to read
scrawled in arial type
giving up past deeds
it's what you do with this
that will help to you succeed

comprehending truth from
those you put to test
what is she to do
to finally give you rest
she's a believer in you
what stays hidden is best


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one year

when the dust has settled
and we're still standing here
in the mountain shadows
breathing desert air
finally reached the summit
not without some despair
so far we've weathered storms
and the weather has turned fair

a year has come and gone
and it really flew
sharing things in common
and different points of view
no one I would rather
tell my secrets to
looking forward to spending
many more with a friend like you


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broken dreams

put away the past
and your broken dreams
winter is fading quickly
now comes your spring
open up your heart
to the happiness it brings
wants of yesterday
were not all they seemed


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each mile

the hours fly by
but the days go slow
crazy times at work
thoughts interrupting flow
and while I'm here
you're in a car
driving hard to get to
where the mountains are
each marker passed
a component part
each mile bringing you
closer to your heart


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our start

you know the song in my heart
you knew it from the very start
music by angels' lyre played
strings of gold, love portrayed

you know the song in my heart
you put it there from the start


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first kiss

from the very first kiss
I knew it was meant
to always be like this
you take my breath away

no, not a pain I feel
don't get me wrong
it's something deeper still
you take my breath away

from the very first kiss
I always wanted it
to be just like this
you take my breath away


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all that's real

sheltered and concealed
I can't see all that's real
thoughts turn in my mind
of you and another time

I need to see the truth
the other side of you
you turn your face away
love slips again from grace

I give it my best shot
pulling on thoughts forgot
doing all I can do
to give it all back to you


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further away

we keep talking
but we get further away
let's just go back
start from yesterday
can't get any closer
if we don't meet halfway
can't we just go back
start from yesterday


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baby, let's dance

I know every note
every chord to every line
I know the lyrics
of every verse you write
baby, let's dance

I know the way
that this love should feel
I know your kiss
and what you don't reveal
baby, let's dance

I know the time
that I spend with you
I know it's too short
nothing we can do
baby, let's dance

I know goodbye
is about to come
I know heartache
what was not begun
you are here now
let's watch the rising sun
baby, let's dance


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a place

there's a place I look for
the only shadows from trees
open windows and doors
you on the other side

there's a place I look for
where the sun is your smile
the stars are your eyes
the sky the limits of your love

there's a place I look for
a place in your thoughts
a place in your soul
a place in your heart


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blue moon

once in a blue moon
it all falls into place
everything perfect
the right notes played
an exact aria
the only beat missed
that of my heart

once in a blue moon
it all falls into place


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dance

arm tight around my waist
as the music starts to play
not an unfamiliar stance
again we start this dance

this time no partner cuts
the ending not abrupt
we complete the dance begun
it doesn't all come undone

we finally get it right
we dance into the night
the steps perfected, not new
my last dance with you


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